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| Rediscovery of the Isle of Porto Santo (belonging to Madeira islands) by João Gonçalves Zarco, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and Tristão Vaz Teixeira |
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| The Portuguese disembark on the main island of Madeira, colonised by them in 1425 at Henry the Navigator's instigation. |
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| Portuguese navigators pass Cabo Nao, which until then had been the limit of the Arabian seafarers in the Atlantic. |
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| One of Henry's navigators discovered the Azores — probably Gonçalo Velho. |
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| Portuguese settlers start colonizing the Azores. |
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| Gil Eanes, the commander of one of Henry's expeditions, becomes the first European known to pass Cape Bojador. |
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| Gil Eanes and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia discover Angra dos Ruivos and reach the gold coast. |
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Contruction of the first caravel in Lagos, initiated by Henry, the Navigator, a new ship type using the lateen sail of the Arabs.
Nuno Tristão and Antão Gonçalves reach Cape Blanco in the same year. |
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Nuno Tristão sails on the Senegal River.
In the same year Dinis Dias comes across the Senegal River and rounds the peninsula of Cape Verde. By this stage the explorers had passed the southern boundary of the desert, and the Portuguese had circumvented the Muslim land-based trade routes across the western Sahara. |
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| Foundation of the Companhia de Lagos, holding the monopoly of trade with Africa. |
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| Discovery of the River Gambia. |
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| Discovery of the Cape Verde Islands and foray to the Guinea coast. |
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Exploration and settlement of the Cape Verde islands by António da Noli and his brother.
When Henry the Navigator dies, the Portuguese had explored the coast of Africa as far as present-day nation Sierra Leone.
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| Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern African coast Africa, named by him as Cabo Tormentoso (stormy cape). The later name "Cape of Good Hope" , given by King D. João II expresses his hope in having found the desired sea route to India. |
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| Vasco da Gama disovering the sea route to India (First voyage to India). |
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| Discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral on his way to India. |
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| Third voyage to India under the command of João da Nova. |
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| Fourth voyage to India, this time again under the command of Vasco da Gama. |
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Construction of the first European fortress on the Indian subcontinent by the Portuguese in Cochin (D.Manuel Fortress).
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| Fernando Magellan takes part in the conquest of Malacca, an important harbour, by Afonso de Albuquerque. |
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| Fernando Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães), a Portuguese maritime explorer at the service of Spain, leads the first successful attempt to circumvent the globe. |
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| Vasco da Gama, appointed as Vice King of India by King João III., dies the same year in Cochin. |
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Reference:
Copy from: 11.07.2006 |
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